Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine’s political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
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Kennedy’s new vaccine policy exposes kids to nasty and preventable diseases, NC doctors say
US health officials under Robert F. Kennedy Jr. reduced the number of recommended vaccines for children, including shots for diseases that can be fatal and lead to amputations.
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Economic warning signs pile up as Trump plans Rocky Mount speech on Friday
Trump’s recent “affordability is a hoax” campaign may not play as well in an area where food prices are soaring and healthcare benefits are set to expire.
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How the fight to fund NC’s public schools became the 30-year Leandro struggle
In 1994, low-income school districts sued the NC legislature over paltry funding. The saga known as the Leandro case became a snarl of court rulings and legislative obstruction that is still unresolved.
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NC Democratic primary challenger has history of racist remarks, lawmaker says
Michael Wray, a former 10-term state Representative running for his old seat in 2026, faces claims that he once told a fellow lawmaker to “watch out for the Blacks.”
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Stein reverses Medicaid cuts, but warns of ‘devastating’ consequences if Republicans fail to fund the program
The governor cited court rulings that blocked some of the cuts, but said the state’s Medicaid fund would still run out of money in the spring if Republicans failed to resolve their 6-month dispute over funding it.
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NC Republicans face criticism from the right as they slap each other over a stalled budget
Republicans control both chambers of the NC legislature, but have failed to pass a budget 6 months after it was due. Even conservatives are losing their patience. As a winter storm shut down schools across the Triangle this week, Republican leaders in the General Assembly were still bickering over the state budget that was due…
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ICE begins a ‘clear escalation’ of arrests in the Triangle, Siembra NC says
The arrests have included several people who were in the final stages of the process to gain legal status, the immigrant rights group says.
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Congressman Don Davis files for reelection in a district Republicans stacked against him
A federal court recently approved a new 2026 election map intended to make it impossible for Davis, the incumbent Democrat, to win. But that Republican calculus may not be as certain as it once seemed.
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ICE to send 50 more agents to Raleigh, immigrant rights group says
Siembra NC says it expects ICE to increase its presence in the city even if they may not engage in the “racial profiling” seen during last month’s Border Patrol raids.
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North Carolina continues to fail new moms and their babies, annual report shows
For the third year in a row, the March of Dimes gave the state a D+ for its record of ensuring healthy pregnancies and providing adequate access to prenatal care.
